The department’s reasons for suspending the two assistant chiefs were not immediately known San Francisco Chronicle SAN FRANCISCO — Two top San Francisco Fire Department officials have been suspended for their handling of an incident last year in which an allegedly drunken firefighter struck a motorcyclist and left the scene before being tested for intoxication, sources said Wednesday. The two ...

Understanding how these structures are built and how fire behaves within them are key to a safe and effective attack By Robert Avsec Many fire officers and firefighters today have not experienced a fire in a structure built using balloon-frame style of construction. Many have likely only heard of it from their department’s grizzled veterans or heard it mentioned briefly ...